Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:372 – A. The designated gaming area in an eligible facility shall not contain more than one thousand six hundred thirty-two gaming positions.
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:372
- Board: means Louisiana Gaming Control Board. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
- Designated gaming area: means the contiguous area of an eligible live racing facility at which gaming may be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, determined by measuring the area, in square feet, inside the interior walls of the licensed eligible facility, excluding any space therein in which gaming activities may not be conducted, such as bathrooms, stairwells, cage and beverage areas, and emergency evacuation routes of any width that meet or exceed the minimum size required by law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
- Eligible facility: means no more than one facility in St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
- License: means the authorization applied for by or issued to the owner of an eligible facility by the board to conduct slot machine gaming at an eligible facility issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
- Slot machine: means any mechanical, electrical, or other device, contrivance, or machine which, upon insertion of a coin, token, or similar object therein or upon payment of any consideration whatsoever, is available to play or operate, the play or operation of which, whether by reason of the skill of the operator or application of the element of chance, or both, may deliver or entitle the person playing or operating the machine to receive cash, premiums, merchandise, tokens, or anything of value, whether the payoff is made automatically from the machine or in any other manner. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 27:353
A. The designated gaming area in an eligible facility shall not contain more than one thousand six hundred thirty-two gaming positions.
B.(1) No gaming devices other than slot machines and authorized pari-mutuel wagering devices and equipment shall be in the designated gaming area.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the contrary, sports wagering mechanisms as that term is defined in La. Rev. Stat. 27:602 may also be authorized in the designated gaming area if the holder of a license as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 27:353 is also issued a license to operate a sports book by the board in accordance with Chapter 10 of this Title.
C. As used in this Section, “gaming position” means a slot machine seat. Each slot machine seat shall be counted as one position, subject to the rules and regulations of the board. The board shall specifically provide by rule for the counting of gaming positions for devices and games where seats and spaces are not readily countable. “Gaming position” shall not include a seat or space at a sports wagering mechanism or at a sports wagering window.
Acts 1997, No. 721, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 2018, No. 575, §3, eff. May 23, 2018; Acts 2021, No. 440, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.